Patient Care

Supporting our community

In Dalhousie Medical School’s Department of Pathology, we’re committed to improving the quality of patient care in the Maritimes. We work towards that goal by incorporating a wide variety of hands-on residencies, research-based graduate studies and community services into our program offerings.

Taking care

With residency training programs in Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology, Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology, Hematological Pathology, and Medical Microbiology, we have residents working in hospitals and clinics in all three Maritime Provinces. This not only provides our residents with the practical experience they need to become better physicians, it also offers extra support to patients.

Sharing our skills

The experts in our Histology and Research Services Laboratory don’t just share their knowledge with Dalhousie faculty, technicians, residents and students—they also serve as a resource for outside organizations looking for help with medical research techniques. By supporting medical research in this way, we’re ensuring that the public receives improved care.

2023 numbers at-a-glance

Clinical Workload
16,402,851 Total number of tests performed
1,214,985 Total blood collections performed
Research Statistics
272 Number of publications
$5,353,917 Grant capture
People
111 Number of primary faculty
14 Cross-appointed faculty
5 Adjunct faculty
750 NSHA technical staff
110 IWK technical staff
216 New Brunswick technical staff
Residents
34 Total number of residents
12 Diagnostic & Molecular
7 Hematopathology
9 Diagnostic & Clinical
6 Medical Microbiology
Graduate Students
44 Total number of graduate students
13 PhDs
18 MSc
13 Post-Doctoral Fellows

Statistics from the Pathology 2023 Annual Report.